1 × N All‐Logic Optical Switch Based on Polymer Platform Using Multimode Interferometer by Guoyan Zeng, Daming Zhang, Fei Wang, Xibin Wang, Yuexin Yin

“…The cross talk throughout the C band is lower than −8.5 dB. According to the experimental result, the 1 × 4 switch with four‐equal‐length modulating arms shows a 32 nm bandwidth for −10 dB cross talk which is 13 times larger than traditional switch. …”
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Excitons in nonlinear optical responses: shift current in MoS2 and GeS monolayers by J. J. Esteve-Paredes, M. A. García-Blázquez, A. J. Uría-Álvarez, M. Camarasa-Gómez, J. J. Palacios

“…We present a methodology to calculate the excitonic second-order optical responses in 2D materials relying on: (i) ab initio tight-binding Hamiltonians obtained by Wannier interpolation and (ii) solving the Bethe-Salpeter equation with effective electron-hole interactions. …”
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Effect of Pore-Scale Mineral Spatial Heterogeneity on Chemically Induced Alterations of Fractured Rock: A Lattice Boltzmann Study by Hossein Fazeli, Ravi Patel, Helge Hellevang

“…In case of initially banded structures, a comb-tooth zone will form and the same behavior as above is observed; however, in this case, permeability is usually less than that of mixed structures.…”
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Continuous Wavelet Transform and CNN for Fault Detection in a Helical Gearbox by Iulian Lupea, Mihaiela Lupea

“…Through CWT, the vibration signal is decomposed into 2D time-frequency grayscale images, with a filter bank of ten voices per octave in the frequency band of interest. Three 2D-CNN-based models trained on the CWT-based representation of the vibration signals measured on individual accelerometer axes (<i>X</i>, <i>Y</i>, and <i>Z</i>) are proposed to detect the four health states (one normal and three faulty) of the helical gearbox, regardless of the selected load level or speed on the test rig. …”
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Tofu Wastewater Recovery for β-glucan Production by Pichia norvegensis and Candida tropicalis by Deidita Nafisa Wahyudi, Gemilang Lara Utama, Andri Frediansyah

“…BPN and BCT have β-glucan bands at 1075, 1041, and 894 cm−1. The impurity of both samples was confirmed by NMR spectra, which showed that the broad signal of BPN and BCT chemical shift at 4.803–4.587 ppm and at 4.764–4.541 ppm, respectively, corresponded to l β-1,3-glucosidic and β-1,6-glucosidic linkage, with some unusual anomeric resonance at 5.094–5.024 ppm by SEM, BPN and BCT were porous, sheet-like, and fibrous. …”
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Characteristics of an Altered Diabase Dike in a Coal Seam: A Case Study from the Datong Coalfield, Shanxi, China by Xiaoxia Song, Kaijie Li, Hongtao Ma, Dongna Liu, Jingui Zhao, Jiarui Zhou

“…Based on these effects, the dike can be divided into weak alteration, carbonation, and clavization bands. The alteration processes in the coal seam are described in detail in this work, and potential formation mechanisms are suggested.…”
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Dispersive Sweatt Model for Broadband Lens Design with Metasurfaces by Weiyu Chen, Ko-Han Shih, C. Kyle Renshaw

“…We use the DSM to demonstrate the design of a hybrid refractive/MS achromatic doublet for the midwave infrared (MWIR) band. The design example includes multiple wavelengths and field angles during optimization and demonstrates excellent agreement between the DSM and real hybrid lens performance modeled using wave optics. …”
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Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging Detection of Defects in Civil Aircraft Composites by Mian Zhong, Bingwei Liu, Chen Li, Zhiqi Wang, Dongshan Wei, Bin Zhou, Xin Dai, Yajun Xu

“…The effective detection frequency band for the low-speed impact damaged defect is 0.12–2.0 THz. …”
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Characterization of zeolitic imidazole framework (ZIF-8) catalyst for potential biodiesel production from waste cooking oil (WCO) by Chai Xin Hui, Ng Law Yong, Ng Ching Yin, Sim Jia Huey, Lim Ying Pei, Liew Josephine Ying Chyi

“…The successful incorporation of HPA acid into the magnetite ZIF-8 nanocomposite was indicated by prominent bands in the FTIR analysis, and this formation was further validated by EDX analysis. …”
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Effect of the Nonprestressed/Prestressed BFRP Bar on Flexural Performance of the Bamboo Beam by Qingfang Lv, Yi Ding, Ye Liu

“…Two series of four-point bending tests were thus conducted. In the first series of tests, the pure laminated bamboo beam and the laminated bamboo beam applied with nonprestressed BFRP bar were compared. …”
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Flexible, tough and high-performing ionogels for supercapacitor application by Paulina Pietrzyk-Thel, Amrita Jain, Kamil Bochenek, Monika Michalska, Michał Basista, Tamas Szabo, Peter B. Nagy, Anna Wolska, Marcin Klepka

“…The prepared ionogel films exhibited good mechanical stability along with sustaining strain of more than 100% at room temperature and low temperature, the ability to withstand twisting up to 360° and different bending conditions, and excellent ionic conductivity of 5.12 × 10−3 S/cm. …”
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Development of Anisogrid Lattice Composite Structures for Fighter Wing Applications by Muhammad Kusni, Bambang Kismono Hadi, Leonardo Gunawan, Hendri Syamsudin

“…The anisogrid lattice structure is expected to produce higher bending and torsional stiffness compared to conventional orthogonal structures, producing better flutter and buckling characteristics. …”
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A Case of Recurrent Mesocolon Myxoid Liposarcoma and Review of the Literature by Amar M. Eltweri, Gianpiero Gravante, Sarah Louise Read-Jones, Sonpreet Rai, David J. Bowrey, Ian Gordon Haynes

“…The patient was initially managed conservatively; however she showed no signs of improvement and was taken to theatre for an exploratory laparotomy and division of adhesional bands. During this procedure an incidental finding of a dark purple, smooth pelvic mass was identified with similar macroscopic appearance to that of splenic tissue. …”
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Influence of secondary dendrite arm spacing (SDAS) on the fatigue properties of different conventional automotive aluminum cast alloys by Sascha Gerbe, Ulrich Krupp, Wilhelm Michels

“…To improve the performance and safety of cast aluminum products, the present work deals with the correlation between the cooling-rate-dependent secondary dendrite arm spacing (SDAS), the high- and very-high-cycle-fatigue (VHCF) behavior, the crack propagation mechanisms under pure bending with a focus on the crack propagation paths for near-threshold stress intensity factor ranges ?…”
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Hydrothermal Synthesis and Characterization of Sodalite from Feldspar Mesawa Minerals by Ida Ifdaliah Amin, Abdul Wahid Wahab, Paulina Taba, Rino R. Mukti, Giovanno Alvin S, Bulkis Musa, Hijrah A. Azis

“…FTIR characteristics show a specific peak for sodalite at 422-460 cm-1 related to Si-O bond vibrations, and absorption bands at 698 and 719 cm-1 related to Al-OH vibrations. …”
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Future Changes in Drought Characteristics under Extreme Climate Change over South Korea by Joo-Heon Lee, Hyun-Han Kwon, Ho-Won Jang, Tae-Woong Kim

“…Future spectra decreased in the fractional variance attributed to a reduction in the interannual band from 2 to 8 years. Finally, the changes in the frequency and the severity under climate change were evaluated through the drought spell analyses. …”
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Ultra-Short Wave Communication Squelch Algorithm Based on Deep Neural Network by Yuanxin Xiang, Yi Lv, Wenqiang Lei, Jiancheng Lv

“…The squelch problem of ultra-short wave communication under non-stationary noise and low Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR) in a complex electromagnetic environment is still challenging. …”
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Interface dipole evolution from the hybrid coupling between nitrogen-doped carbon quantum dots and polyethylenimine featuring the electron transport thin layer at Al/Si interfaces by Sasimontra Timjan, Ta-Cheng Wei, Kuan-Han Lin, Yi-Ting Li, Po-Hsuan Hsiao, Chia-Yun Chen

“…The aspects of microstructures, functional groups, chemical features, interfacial characteristics and band structures of NCQD/PEI are explicated, visualizing that the evolution of interface dipoles mediated by the overall outcome of physisorption and chemisorption effects, modifies the surface potential difference and results in the explicit reduction of the Al work function from 4.3 eV for pristine Al to 3.23 eV based on the optimized constitutional design (0.10 % NCQD in PEI). …”
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Unconventional and robust light-matter interactions based on the non-Hermitian skin effect by Lei Du, Anton Frisk Kockum

“…Such non-Hermitian lattices provide a promising paradigm for engineering exotic light-matter interactions which benefit from the intrinsic chirality and unconventional (non-Bloch) band theory. …”
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Seismic Behavior and Finite Element Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Short Columns Impacted by Oblique Earthquakes by Chunyang Liu, Guixin Yu, Xisen Fan, Changqun Guo, Fei Li

“…Accordingly, arranging high-strength stirrups with small spacing and the column end outer steel plate mesh both transform the failure mode from shear failure to bending shear failure. …”
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